Public Buildings
General Buildings
Sculptural Knowledge
People and Gods
General Knowledge
100
What building was typically a square or rectangular open space founded on three sides by colonnades and on the fourth by a basilica?
What is The Forum
100
This religious architecture was derived from a Greek precedent
What is a temple
100
What was the most typical type of funerary art for the Romans?
What is a sarcophagus
100
This man was the greatest general and political figure of his generation. He was also a famous author for writing his classical Latin prose.
Who is Julius Caesar
100
This emperor was also a stoic philosopher and author of a book called Meditations. His name was used in a Hollywood film called Gladiator
Who is Marcus Aurelius
200
These were distinctive for their innovative engineering and architecture
What is The Markets of Trajan
200
This was the most innovative Ancient Roman temple and was dedicated to the five planetary gods
What is The Pantheon
200
What is the most common rock type used for sculptures?
What is marble
200
This man is celebrated as the legendary founder of Rome
Who is Aeneas
200
This term, also Latin for eye, can be found in the center of a dome illuminating light on the people below
What is Oculus
300
This was a cultural center, a place for socializing, bathing and swimming
What is public baths
300
This was one of the most symbolic marble monuments built during Augustus's reign dedicated to the god Mars
What is The Ara Pacis
300
In the fourth century this emperor was depicted in a colossal marble statue and the only part that remains is it's 8ft head
Who is Emperor Constantine
300
This man wrote the Aeneid which was composed of twelve books. The first book opens with the fall of Troy.
Who is Virgil
300
This term describes reliefs that are removed from earlier monuments in honor of other emperors
What is spolia
400
This was primarily for public spectacles and is similar to a modern sports arena
What is the colosseum
400
This single, freestanding, colossal column was erected in honor of victories over the Dacians
What is Trajna's Column
400
This is the name for the portrait type sculpture where the head is detached from the body
What is a bust portrait
400
This man was a Jewish solider and historian, and wrote a history of the Jewish wars that describe the capture of Jerusalem.
Who is Josephus
400
This technique together with shading creates an illusion of volume which is characteristic of the fourth style
What is highlights
500
An example of Roman engineering ability lead to the development of this conductor of water
What is an aqueduct
500
This innovation commemorated the military exploits of a victorious general or emperor. It marked a place of ritual passage into a city.
What is The Triumphal Arch
500
In the early first century AD this statue was depicted of Augustus carrying a staff with a baby angel holding his leg.
What is Augustus of Prima Porta
500
These five gods and goddesses are known as the Planetary Gods. Name all five.
Who are Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Saturn and Venus
500
This emperor was assassinated in the year 44BC
Who is Julius Caesar
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